Nevada Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• one pound of sugar
• one pound of butter
• the yolks of ten eggs
• half a pint of molasses
• a teaspoon of soda
• one glass of currant jelly
• a cup of chopped prunes
• a cup of walnut meats
• a teaspoon of mixed spices
• a pound of currants
• three pounds of raisins
• three-quarters of a pound of citron
• a quarter of a pound of candied orange peel
• a pound of flour

Method

1. 1

   Mix one pound of sugar with one pound of butter and add the yolks of ten eggs, half a pint of molasses into which a teaspoon of soda has been stirred, one glass of currant jelly, a cup of chopped prunes, a cup of walnut meats, and a teaspoon of mixed spices.

2. 2

   Dredge the fruit with flour and add a pound of currants, three pounds of seeded raisins, three-quarters of a pound of shredded citron, and a quarter of a pound of candied orange peel.

3. 3

   Fold in the beaten whites of the ten eggs, stir in a pound of flour, divide into two or three loaves, and bake in a slow oven for two and a half or three hours.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The home cook book (1905) by Christine Frederick, page 168. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

NEVADA FRUIT CAKE Mix one pound of sugar with one pound of butter and add the yolks of ten eggs, half a pint of molasses, into which a teaspoon of soda has been stirred, one glass of currant jelly, a cup of chopped prunes, a cup of walnut meats, and a ICING, FILLING, CAKE 309 teaspoon of mixed spices. Dredge the fruit with flour and add a pound of currants which you have well washed and dried, three pounds of raisins which you have seeded, three-quarters of a pound of citron which you have shredded, and a quarter of a pound of candied orange peel. Fold in the beaten whites of the ten eggs, stir in a pound of flour

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.